Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-16
THE GOLDEN SPIKE
COMPLETION OF THE CALIFORNIA
AND OREGON RAILROAD.
The Excursion Party to Celebrate
the Event Leaves To-day-The
Guests and Ceremonies.

] Quests anu SeEcItiOutC5.
The special excursion train which takes
the party to Oregon to celebrate the COM
pletion of the California and Oregon Rail
road, will leave San Francisco at o clock
this afternoon. The train will consist of
six coaches The private car of Vice
President Charles Croker, the Superin-
| tendent's car and Pullman, will be oc-
cupied by the official party, comprising
about eighty members. Three other Pull
man coaches will be used for general ex-
cursionists.
The train leaving San Francisco at 4 will
arrive at Sacramento at P. NJ, Marysville
at 8, and Red Bluff at 1870 P. NJ Ashland
will be reached at 1:30 O'Clock P. ". Satur-
day.
! The order of exercises as arranged in as
! follows: Cali 10 order by w. L. Merry,
President of the San Francisco Chamber of
| Commerce introduction OF Governors of
| California and Oregon; the Governor of
! Oregon to extend welcome on behalf of
! that State to the Governor of California;
Grafton by w. II. L. Barnes. Charles
Croker will drive the last spike which
fastens the bands of steel binding Califor-
MIA to the great Northwest. The last spike
will be the same golden one used when the
road from Los Angeles to San Francisco
was completed. 1t will be driven by the
same silver hammer used by Mr.. Crocker
at the completion of that road. The KEY
| to be used to transmit the word done" is
of solid silver, and has been loaned by Pro-
lessor George Davidson. The spike will
be connected with all the telegraph
instruments on the Southern Pacific
| Railroad, and with the fire alarms in San
Francisco, Sacramento and New Orleans
so that as each blow is struck in Ashland it
will be repeated all over the coast and to
the Gulf of Mexico. The wires will also
be connected with three cannons at the
Preside, which will be discharged, one at
each blow. Frank NJ Pixley will deliver
congratulatory address and the audience
will sing America" After a stop at Sa-
lem, the capital of Oregon, the excursion
will go on to Portland, arriving there on
Monday. In addition to the banquet there
will be an excursion to The Dalles and
other points of interest
The official party is as follows For the
State at large-Governor Waterman. Secre
tary of State W. c. Hendricks, JOHN Bid
well, of Chico; W. II. Workman, of Los
Angeles; A. w. Crandell, of San Jose, and
w. c. Hadley, of San Diego. For the CITY
of San Francisco-Mayor E. B. Pond. Su-
pervisors JAS. Mcdonald, Colin NJ. Boyd
and S. S. Morton, and School Director VIM.
Frank Goad. For the Chamber of Com
merce-Wm. L. Merry, E. L. G.. Steele, |.
c. Siegfried, r. G. Sheath, w. w. Dodge
and T. j. Haynes. For the San Francisco
Board of Trade-George H. Anderson, l.
E. Ruggles, James Carolan and George w.
Mead. For the Manufacturers Association
Aarney, A. S. Hallidie and w. H. Phelps.
For the Produce Exchanged. Dalton.
George McNear, Max Brooks and B. Bald
win. For the Merchants Exchange
Horace Davis and L. NJ. Shotwell. For the
Executive Committee of the State Board of
Trade-A. T. Hatch, W. H. Mills, w. w.
Cannon, H. w. Byington and A. F. Jones.
For the County Boards of Trade-Oakland,
F. X. Shattuck Livermore, w. P. Bart
lett; Butte county, J. j. Smith; Chico, A.
Henry; Contra Costa county, E. B. Smith
Salinas, Jessie D. Carr; Napa, NJ. NJ. Estee
Sacramento. Dr. G. L. Simmons; Santa
| Clara, w. d. Parkhurst San Mateo, A.
| Gordon; Solano, Ed. E. Leake; Santa Rosa,
j. NJ. Donahue; Petaluma, l. G.. Wicker
sham; Suffer county, George E. Williams;
Tehama county, |. S. Cone Yuba county,
N. D. Rideout; Yolo county, r. B. Blow
ers; San Benito T. E. Flint. For the press
George X. Fitch, John P. Young, John P
Irish, f. B. Willis, A O. Pratt and William
Hart. For Sacramento city-JOseph Steffens,
f. F. Tebbets, w. r. Jones, John Ryan
and George w. Chesley.
Mayor w. r. Davis of Oakland, Mayor
Eugene J. Gregory of Sacramento, Mayor
f. H. Greeley of Marysville, Mayor James
Davidson of Chico.
General guests will be John f. Swift,
ex- United States Senator A. 2. Williams,
Ex-Governor George c. Perkins, Frank NJ.
Pixley and Ex-Governor Low. The excur-
sion will be under the supervision of J. A.
Fillmore, General Superintendent of the
Southern Pacific Company, assisted by j.
Meredith Davies, Secretary of the Board of
Trade.
The invitations to attend the ceremony
are very unique works of art The front
bears handsome engraving with the coats
of arms of California and Oregon wrought
in gold and pierced by golden spike On
the reverse is a gold spike and the lettering
IS. 2. Co"
GoyERNER WATERMAN CANNOT GO.
Yesterday the following telegram was
received by the Governor
SAN FRANCISCO, December 10, 1857.
Hon. X. " Waterman, Gouerrlor, Sacramento:
Will provide accommodations for you in my
car, and shall expect you to be with me on the
occasion of the Oregon excursion.
CHARLES CROKER.
Governor Waterman sent the following
reply, declining the invitation:
SACRAMENTO, December Is, 1887.
Charles Cc0cker, corner California and Taylor
Streets San Francisco: thank you most sincerely
for your kindness and courtesy, but some i'm
portant public matters have presented them
selves which cannot delay, and renders it
necessary, much TO my regret, for me to forego
the trip. wish you great success in your new
interchangeable most important to the State
since the construction of the Central Pacific
Railroad. K. w. WATERMAN Governor.
The Improvement Association has made
arrangements to meet the excursion party
at the depot upon its arrival, and the mem
bers of the Association, and all other citi-
zens who desire are requested to assemble
at the depot at o'clock this evening. The
First Artillery Band will be at the Associa-
TONS rooms, 429 street, at $50, and pro-
coed from there to the depot